Waitrose has claimed it is the first UK supermarket to sell certified own brand home compostable tea bags. 

The retailer’s Duchy tea bags have been accredited with a TUV OK compost Home certification, allowing consumers to place tea bags directly into a home compost bin or heap. Packet Milk Tea

Waitrose added that the “packaging on the tea bag tags has also been amended to reduce ink coverage, ensuring the tea bags can break down more effectively”.

Christina Capellaro, packaging development manager at Waitrose said: “The reality is that our customers want to make whatever changes they can to ensure they’re shopping, eating and drinking more sustainably.  By securing accreditation for products such as our Duchy home compostable tea bags, we’re reassuring our customers that by making these little changes to their shopping habits, they can reduce their impact on the environment.”

According to Waitrose, the move could prevent over 4.5 million Waitrose Duchy tea bags from going to waste in the first year alone, which is the equivalent of 12.2 tonnes of material saved from going to landfill or incineration. Waitrose will continue to use existing packaging in stock which will not specify the new compostable accreditation.

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